To reduce i. Cloud storage, you can exclude your photos from your i. Cloud backups, then download all the photos and videos you have in i. Cloud to your computer, and then delete all the photos and videos from your i. Cloud to free up your i, and cloud storage.
What can you do with iCloud storage?
, i, and cloud storage. You can use that storage space to back up your device and to keep all of your photos, videos, documents, and text messages securely stored and updated everywhere. Depending on the size of your backup and the amount of content you keep in i. Cloud, you might run out of free space.
What happens when you run out of iCloud storage space?
That said, you don’t want to run out of storage space. Email to your i. Cloud email address will be rejected, photos won’t upload from your i. Phone, and app data will fail to sync. Happily, Apple alerts you when you’re running low on space, before things get bad. It’s often easy to recover space that’s not being used in a helpful way.
You should be thinking “Do you run out of space on iCloud backup?”
Depending on the size of your backup and the amount of content you keep in i. Cloud, you might run out of free space. You can make room when you buy more i. Cloud storage or when you delete content. If you use all of your i. Cloud storage, you can buy more starting at 50GB for $0.99 a month.
By default, Apple gives every i. Cloud user 5 GB of storage space. That disappears quickly, given how it’s shared between i. Cloud Mail, i. Cloud Drive, i. Cloud Photos, Messages, and i, and cloud-enabled apps.
Will I run out of free iCloud storage?
When you set up i. Cloud, you automatically get 5GB of free storage. You can use that storage space to back up your device and to keep all of your photos, videos, documents, and text messages securely stored and updated everywhere. Depending on the size of your backup and the amount of content you keep in i. Cloud, you might run out of free space.
How do I clear my iCloud storage?
Another efficient way to clear i. Cloud storage is to delete old i, and cloud backups. To find information about your i. Cloud backups, go to Settings> Apple ID> i. Cloud> Manage Storage> Backup.